King Durk the Awesome
TNPer
After many months of normalized relations between the North Pacific and the New Pacific Order (and its various incarnations), things have taken an unfortunate turn due to demands made by the NPO regarding TNP's consolate policy. Recently, the Pacific Army requested and was granted a consolate in TNP. According to the pledge taken by the Pacific Army prior to recieving the consolate, it "in no way forces The North Pacific into any Military or Political Alliance or relationship." Rather, it is Northern policy that consolates are treated merely as a means of communication. However, it was still insisted by the NPO officials that all relations be terminated with the PA or risk the end of TNP-NPO relations.
The reason for all this controversy? It remains unclear to many. Pierconium and NPO Senator of Intercontinental Enticement and Provocation Moo Cows With Guns maintain that the PA exists solely to bring democracy to the Pacific, implying an overthrow of the NPO regime. Others insist the NPO was simply testing the North, to see how much it would bend. A point of contention was the PA's ability to damage the NPO; with a population of only 39 mostly inactive nations, did it really deserve all the attention it was recieving?
After much deliberation, North Pacific External Affairs Minister Dalimbar informed the NPO of his decision to keep the PA consolate. After calling the government of the North "inconsistent and hypocritical", Pierconium maintained and recieved his wish for the NPO consolate's closure.
It is important to note the NPO's trend towards isolationism and and what some describe as "gameplay antagonism" practiced by the original NPO under Francos Spain. Relations between the NPO and the West Pacific, ACCEL, and the Meritocracy are all being closed or have closed already. According to Pierconium himself, "those that are not long established friends will be much cooler than in past months and in past incarnations. The Pacific is an island unto itself... And for the first time in a great while, we are going to stop suppressing that inherent superiority in the name of 'good relations' and let the pieces fall where they may."
Long-time friend and ally of the North, TWP, has faced a similar situation as the North and has delt with it in a similar fashion. In what TWP delegate Eli described as a "misguided attempt to subvert West Pacific sovereignty", Pierconium and Moo Cows placed demands upon Eli to close the West's embassy with the Pacific Army or face the termination of relations with the NPO. After it was made clear that even just an interest section with the PA would not be acceptable, Eli elected to keep the full PA embassy. Pierconium warned against compromising with pro-democracy underground forces as Eli did to re-unite the waring factions in TWP. He then went on the record as saying that the West Pacific's decision keep the PA embassy "worked out as I (Pierconium) wanted", leaving TWP native Berhampore and others wondering about Pierconium's sincerity concerning his fear of the Pacific Army. Only time will tell.
Signing out,
JAL
The reason for all this controversy? It remains unclear to many. Pierconium and NPO Senator of Intercontinental Enticement and Provocation Moo Cows With Guns maintain that the PA exists solely to bring democracy to the Pacific, implying an overthrow of the NPO regime. Others insist the NPO was simply testing the North, to see how much it would bend. A point of contention was the PA's ability to damage the NPO; with a population of only 39 mostly inactive nations, did it really deserve all the attention it was recieving?
After much deliberation, North Pacific External Affairs Minister Dalimbar informed the NPO of his decision to keep the PA consolate. After calling the government of the North "inconsistent and hypocritical", Pierconium maintained and recieved his wish for the NPO consolate's closure.
It is important to note the NPO's trend towards isolationism and and what some describe as "gameplay antagonism" practiced by the original NPO under Francos Spain. Relations between the NPO and the West Pacific, ACCEL, and the Meritocracy are all being closed or have closed already. According to Pierconium himself, "those that are not long established friends will be much cooler than in past months and in past incarnations. The Pacific is an island unto itself... And for the first time in a great while, we are going to stop suppressing that inherent superiority in the name of 'good relations' and let the pieces fall where they may."
Long-time friend and ally of the North, TWP, has faced a similar situation as the North and has delt with it in a similar fashion. In what TWP delegate Eli described as a "misguided attempt to subvert West Pacific sovereignty", Pierconium and Moo Cows placed demands upon Eli to close the West's embassy with the Pacific Army or face the termination of relations with the NPO. After it was made clear that even just an interest section with the PA would not be acceptable, Eli elected to keep the full PA embassy. Pierconium warned against compromising with pro-democracy underground forces as Eli did to re-unite the waring factions in TWP. He then went on the record as saying that the West Pacific's decision keep the PA embassy "worked out as I (Pierconium) wanted", leaving TWP native Berhampore and others wondering about Pierconium's sincerity concerning his fear of the Pacific Army. Only time will tell.
Signing out,
JAL
This feels just like the old Twoslit led the NPO are evil witchhunts from back in the day! Who says lightening doesnt strick twice! 
Ivan. You're always capable of making me giggle.
To be honest, I believe it was The Pacific's hardline policies that made our own policy of neutrality impossible. Because we (in Lem) are friends before NS players, we agreed (unspoken as it was) to simply let the government structure atrophy rather than fight over it. I don't think that's an option here.